Juniors 3 to 16 years

Western Spirit Football Club is committed to providing quality and affordable football programs that enable our players to reach their football potential in a supportive and engaging environment.

As part of this vision, Western Spirit FC has undertaken changes to how player development is administered at the club and assists with implementing requirements of the FFA National Curriculum.

To achieve this Western Spirit FC has structured player development programs to ensure that we can maintain a clear focus on player development across five key areas that encompasses junior and senior development as well as ensure speciality positions such as goalkeepers are catered for.

Western Spirit FC also recognises the different needs of our female players and have included a Female Football Program that oversees the coaching and player development of our female players from the age of 9 and up.

The Junior Development Program was implemented in 2014 and cover all ages from 3 to 16 years.

Squirts - 3 to 5 Years

The Squirts program has been created to develop the football skills of players aged three (3) to five (5) years. This program will enhance the opportunities for young children to receive quality consistent coaching. The hope is that in acquiring basic skills participating children will not only learn correct technique, but also develop a love of the "world game".

Western Spirit Football Club has recently introduced this program for 3-5 year olds, and due to the positive feedback the club has received from this program, Western Spirit is pleased to be able to offer this program again in 2016

Each block runs for approximately six - eight weeks. Sessions are held Saturday mornings at our Camira venue from 8am to 9am.

Cost for the 6- 8 week program is $60.00 - $80.00 and includes a playing kit.

Dates for the Squirts program in 2016 will be posted on this site and our Facebook Page. For more information please contact registrar@spiritfc.com.au

Miniroos 5 to 11 Years

Western Spirit Football Club will field competition teams in the Football Brisbane competition for ages Under 6 to Under 11 years, and offer social and competitive age groups for our under 9 and 11 years in 2016

During the sign on phase, players will have an option to trial for a place in our under 9 to 11 Komodo teams, or simply be placed in a social team with friends.

All age groups will be overseen by the Club's development program which will be managed by:

Mr Dave Gilman under 6 to 11 years

Miniroos is an initiative of Football Federation Australia (FFA) for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 years to play football on smaller sized fields.

As players progress through age groups, fields sizes increase as well as the number of players that are able to take to the field. Goalkeepers are only introduced from the age of under 8 and above.

Games are designed to be fun and engaging allowing for frequent interchange of players providing maximum opportunities of game time and trying different positions.

Miniroos teams train once per week (exception being development teams may train twice a week).

All fixtures for 6 to 11 years are played in the Ipswich region on a home and away format (exception being girls only teams and Komodo teams). All teams participate in Football Brisbane (FB) competitions.

Coaching

All Miniroos teams are coached by parent coaches with Western Spirit FC providing access to Grassroots coaching courses. Our Miniroos Technical Director oversees all coaching and will work with all Miniroos teams and coaches to ensure players have the opportuntiy to reach their football potential.

What do players wear

All players must wear shin pads and boots to training and game day. On match day, all players must wear plain white socks and club royal blue shorts. Team jerserys will be supplied to each team where players are required to change at the game into their jersey, and then after the game the jersey is returned to the kit and washed for the next game. Jerseys are not to go home individually with players.

Registration fees

Registration fees cover the following per player:

Team Photo

Trophy

FFA fees

FQ fee

FB fee

Insurance

Field and equipment maintenance

Equipment - balls, bibs, training aids

Hiring of training fields

Utilities

Coaching levy - Miniroos Technical Director

How to register and more information

To register simply email registrar@spiritfc.com.au to determine if positions are still available.

Juniors - Divisional 12 to 16 years

Divisional football competition teams are formed depending on player registration numbers. Players are placed in Football Brisbane competitions from division 1 to 5 depending on the skills and abilities of the team.

Players are placed in teams based on their ability to ensure maximum enjoyment from the game.

All coaching is overseen by the Junior Technical Director to ensure that the FFA national curriculum is implemented in divisional training programs.

Our under 15 girls and under 16 boys are considered to be apart of the club's senior/youth development program and we have established a model to help transition players from junior into youth and senior football competitions.

Registration fees cover the following:

Team photo

Trophy

FFA Fee

FQ Fee

FB Fee

Referee match fees

Insurance

Field and equipment maintenance

Equipment

Hiring/leasing of training fields

Utilities

Coaching levy

To register please contact registrar@spiritfc.com.au to determine if any positions are still available.

Junior Girls Football Program

Western Spirit Football Club has a proud history of developing female players and continues to be one of the only clubs in Ipswich that provides a dedicated female football program from the age of 8 years ensuring that our female players can meet their own football potential in an environment that is supportive and engaging and recognises the needs of female players.

Female competition teams are offered to girls from the age of 8 years old and compete in Football Brisbane girls only football competitions. This will enable female players the opportunity to play football in all female competitions and assist with the transistion from junior to senior female football.

In 2014, Western Spirit Football Club fielded the following female teams:

Under 9 Girls

Under 11 Girls

Under 14 Division 2 Girls

Under 15 Division 1 Girls

City Women 1

CIty Women 2

City Women 4

Transitional Footbal Program

The transition from MiniRoos to full field football is a giant step for many players, and Western Spirit FC will continue to work with our under 11 players to assist them with obtaining important information required to play on a full sized pitch under full FIFA rules. Additional training sessions will be held during the season to assist players in making the transition from MiniRoos to full sized fields.